Non-Binary Oklahoma Teen Nex Benedict’s Death Ruled a Suicide
The death of 16 year-old Nex Benedict was ruled a suicide by the Oklahoma State Medical Examiner’s Office, just over a month after the non-binary student died following a beating by classmates in the bathroom of their high school bathroom.
Benedict had alleged prior to the incident that they had been the victim of bullying by her peers.
On the summary report for Benedict’s autopsy dated Wednesday, the examiner indicated that the manner of death was suicide—and listed the drugs the teen had apparently ingested.